Londonist Staff
In Pictures: Parts Of London Lost To History
There's no denying that London's in a constant state of change. Buildings are always coming and going. Some of these buildings no longer exist, others can still be seen, but have been repurposed.
Acton Lane Power Station, Willesden JunctionSource Ben Pedroche Olde Wapping, Olde Prospect of Whitby Source Erkembode The stunning art deco Odeon WoolwichSource Christopherfowler Tram emerging from the Kingsway TunnelSource Old London Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, WappingSource Ben Pedroche Coal Exchange, opposite Old Billingsgate MarketSource Snipview Strand stationSource Adventuresofboz The Mappin & Webb building at Bank, taken in 1993Source Wikipedia The Luminaire, Kilburn closed 2010.Source Gigwise Derelict lock gate at Gunpowder Mills in Waltham AbbeySource Londonslostrivers Chimney stack, Renforth Hydraulic Power Station, RotherhitheSource Ben Pedroche The original Kensington Canal bridge at West Brompton Station stationSource Londonslostrivers Wembley, 1923Source Old London Disused coal jetty, Woolwich Power StationSource Ben Pedroche Cast iron aqueduct across River Lea at Waltham Abbey disused gunpowder millsSource Londonslostrivers The Astoria, London closed 2009.Source Gigwise Great Easter Electric Light generating station, Liverpool StreetSource Ben Pedroche Decaying lock at Waltham Abbey Source Londonslostrivers The Mean Fiddler, London closed 2009.Source Gigwise St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Spitalfields in the 19th centurySource Spitalfieldslife Carlton Hotel, HaymarketSource Historicengland Abbey Mills Pumping Station, StratfordSource Ben Pedroche Queen Square, Bloomsbury, 1883Source Museumoflondonprints Crystal Palace fans at their original ground 'The Nest'Source Old London Rolls Chapel, Chancery LaneSource Magnoliabox Remaining coal jetty at demolished Deptford Power StationSource Ben Pedroche Great Wheel, Earl's Court, demolished in 1907Source Wikipedia Hammersmith Palais, London closed 2007.Source Gigwise Euston StationSource Thebeautyoftransport Dorchester House, Park Lane, MayfairSource Historicengland The Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane, 1875, with St Paul's in the backgroundSource Typepad 23 Great Winchester StreetSource Wikimedia Battersea Park, 1951Source Tim Dunn The Battersea Big DipperSource Londonist The Alhambra, Leicester Square, started life in 1854. The theatre was demolished in 1936 to make way for the Odeon Leicester Square.Source Londonist Site of the original St James TheatreSource Londonist
Last Updated 29 March 2017
